Welcome Soldier! Here is your opportunity to sound off about your experience in World War I. Click your class on the left and find your name. Then you can start building your own blog about your experience in World War I.
A couple of things to remember:
Please write everything from your nation's point of view.
Type your articles in Word and save them to your H: drive or home computer. Then upload them to your blog.
Plagiarism from the web or from other student's pages will result in zero credit and a detention.
Post it under the discussion tab at the top of the page. Check back for a reply.
"Basic Plan" Content (Required Articles)
Week 1 - Dec. 8th
1. Write an article discussing why your nation is involved in World War I.
2. Write an article reacting to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - Hungary. Week 2 - Dec. 15th
3. Discuss the battle plan for your nation, detailing the weapons and tactics you can use to win the war.
4. Choose a propanganda poster either from or aimed at your nation. Discuss its goal and the propaganda techniques it uses.
5. Write an article discussing how Russia's exit and the USA's entry into the war affect your nation's chance of winning. Week 3 - XMas Break
Expand on or finish any articles so far.
Week 4 - Jan. 5th
6. Write an article discussing your nation's reaction to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Additional Content
Week 1 - Dec. 8th
- Personalize your page with flags, pictures, or symbols representing your nation and/or your branch of the armed forces.
- Talk some smack to your rival nations. Be original, use pictures, songs, rhymes, etc. Week 2 - Dec. 15th
- Blog! Blog! Blog! Talk about your daily experiences living through the fighting of World War I.
- Link some cool World War I sites and provide a short review of what you can do or learn there.
- Write poems, songs, raps, etc. that capture the emotion of your experience fighting in World War I. Week 3 - XMas Break
- Report on how soldiers from your nation spent Christmas during the war. Week 4 - Jan. 5th
- Additionally, discuss your personal feelings as to what it was like to return home. Report on the overall feeling of morale for your town, as well as, how well you were received back into "normal" life.
Technical Stuff
- Your username is Edge plus your school username. Your password is the same as at school.
- Identify your saved files by your name so you can find them, please.
- Your posts are covered by the Acceptable Use Policy you signed. Posting inappropriate material will result in disciplinary action.
- Yes, you can edit other pages. Yes, we can tell when you do. Yes, we can revert back to the way it was before, so don't bother.
World War I Soldier Blog
Welcome Soldier! Here is your opportunity to sound off about your experience in World War I. Click your class on the left and find your name. Then you can start building your own blog about your experience in World War I.
A couple of things to remember:
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Got a Question?
Post it under the discussion tab at the top of the page. Check back for a reply."Basic Plan" Content (Required Articles)
Week 1 - Dec. 8th1. Write an article discussing why your nation is involved in World War I.
2. Write an article reacting to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - Hungary.
Week 2 - Dec. 15th
3. Discuss the battle plan for your nation, detailing the weapons and tactics you can use to win the war.
4. Choose a propanganda poster either from or aimed at your nation. Discuss its goal and the propaganda techniques it uses.
5. Write an article discussing how Russia's exit and the USA's entry into the war affect your nation's chance of winning.
Week 3 - XMas Break
- Expand on or finish any articles so far.
Week 4 - Jan. 5th6. Write an article discussing your nation's reaction to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Additional Content
Week 1 - Dec. 8th- Personalize your page with flags, pictures, or symbols representing your nation and/or your branch of the armed forces.
- Talk some smack to your rival nations. Be original, use pictures, songs, rhymes, etc.
Week 2 - Dec. 15th
- Blog! Blog! Blog! Talk about your daily experiences living through the fighting of World War I.
- Link some cool World War I sites and provide a short review of what you can do or learn there.
- Write poems, songs, raps, etc. that capture the emotion of your experience fighting in World War I.
Week 3 - XMas Break
- Report on how soldiers from your nation spent Christmas during the war.
Week 4 - Jan. 5th
- Additionally, discuss your personal feelings as to what it was like to return home. Report on the overall feeling of morale for your town, as well as, how well you were received back into "normal" life.
Technical Stuff
- Your username is Edge plus your school username. Your password is the same as at school.- Identify your saved files by your name so you can find them, please.
- Your posts are covered by the Acceptable Use Policy you signed. Posting inappropriate material will result in disciplinary action.
- Yes, you can edit other pages. Yes, we can tell when you do. Yes, we can revert back to the way it was before, so don't bother.